Alopecia areata and Homoeopathy

Alopecia areata.

n engl j med 367;3 nejm.org july 19, 2012 279 methacin should be used in addition to pancre­ atic stents in high­risk patients. However, post hoc analysis of our trial suggests that indometha­ cin may obviate the need for prophylactic pan­ creatic stent placement (unpublished data), and we therefore agree with Baron et al. that com­ parative effectiveness studies of indomethacin and pancreatic ...

Alopecia Areata and Dermatoglyphics

Objective: To study of relationship between alopecia areata and finger print dermatoglyphic types in 100 patients with alopecia areata and in 100 controls. Methods: A case control analytical study was done on fingerprints of patients with alopecia areata. The control cases were older than 50 years old without any history of alopecia areata. Dermatoglyphical trials of total fingers were al...

Alopecia areata.

Alopecia areata is a frequent cause of hair loss. The origin of disease is not fully understood. However there are indications for a T-cell mediated autoimmune process. Genetic, immunologic and psychologic factors are important for the outbreak of disease. Most patients show localized patches of acute hair loss, where regrowth is observed spontaneously or with simple topical treatment within fe...

Alopecia Areata

[Alopecia areata and alexithymia].

OBJECTIVE Whether or not psychological factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of alopecia areata (AA) is a controversial issue. AA has had a tendency to be associated with high avoidance in attachment relationships, high alexithymic characteristics, and poor social support. Some studies have suggested that personality characteristics might modulate individual susceptibility to AA. T...